Overcoming the obstacle: WATCH

How does quality of surgery affect ACL rehabilitation?

A Swedish study, conducted by the Linkoping University in 2015, found that 35% of professional footballers fail to maintain the standard of football played before their injury just three years after suffering the initial ACL rupture/tear.

Orthopedic surgeon Charles Willis-Owen describes how the quality of ACL surgery can affect a professional footballers rehabilitation process.

The video includes interviews with AFC Bournemouth’s Tyrone Mings and former AFC Totton footballer Jack Brookes.